[femi94ce]

This one cooks up in a crock pot. You can dump all ingredients in the pot before bed or before work and 6 - 8 hours later it's done. I LOVE my crock pot. They're not super-duper expensive, but if you're strapped, there's always someone getting 2 as wedding gifts trying to unload one on craigslist.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Y'all will need:

2 16oz cans UNSEASONED diced tomatoes (forget the stuff with italian seasoning we're going to do our own)
1 or 2 6oz cans baby clams
1 large onion chopped or 1/4 cup of onion flakes
3 big garlic cloves, crushed or 2 tsp granulated garlic powder
1 pound of white fish (frozen or fresh - I use haddock but y'all can use anything white like cod or halibut or even catfish)
1 tsp or more ground black pepper
2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp ground oregano
1/2 cup white wine
1/2 cup of parmesan cheese
salt to taste

Dump all the ingredients in the crock pot except the fish. Cut the fish into large chunks and put it in last. It will break into smaller pieces as it cooks down and you don't want it too fine.

Put the crock pot on low to cook in 6-8 hours, high to cook in 4 hours.

Wake up or come home to a great stew.

Serve as a soup sprinkled with parmesan cheese and (garlic!) toast, or if you want to add extra heartiness and convenience, add a bag of your thawed frozen pasta to the mix.

Enjoy!

FF